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Richard III

(Encyclopedia) Richard III, 1452–85, king of England (1483–85), younger brother of Edward IV. Created duke of Gloucester at Edward's coronation (1461), he served his brother faithfully during Edward'…

Andrews, Charles McLean

(Encyclopedia) Andrews, Charles McLean, 1863–1943, American historian, b. Wethersfield, Conn. He was associate professor at Bryn Mawr (1889–1907) and professor at Johns Hopkins (1907–10) and Yale (…

Charles I, king of Hungary

(Encyclopedia) Charles I, 1288–1342, king of Hungary (1308–42), founder of the Angevin dynasty in Hungary; grandson of Charles II of Naples, who had married a daughter of Stephen V of Hungary. On the…

Delescluze, Louis Charles

(Encyclopedia) Delescluze, Louis CharlesDelescluze, Louis Charleslwē shärl dəlāklüzˈ [key], 1809–71, French journalist and radical republican. In his active career he was often in prison or in exile…

Macready, William Charles

(Encyclopedia) Macready, William CharlesMacready, William Charlesməkrēˈdē [key], 1793–1873, English actor and manager. The son of a provincial manager, he first appeared as Romeo in his father's…

Charles IX, king of Sweden

(Encyclopedia) Charles IX, 1550–1611, king of Sweden (1604–11), youngest son of Gustavus I. He was duke of Södermanland, Närke, and Värmland before his accession. During the reign of his brother,…

William Herbert HUDNUT, III, Congress, IN (1932)

HUDNUT, William Herbert, III, a Representative from Indiana; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 17, 1932; graduated from the Darrow School, New Lebanon, N.Y., 1946-1950; A.B.,…

Joe MANCHIN, III, Congress, WV (1947)

Senate Years of Service: 2010-Party: DemocraticMANCHIN, Joe, III, a Senator from West Virginia; born August 24, 1947, in Farmington, Marion County, West Virginia; graduated Farmington High…

Connie MACK, III, Congress, FL (1940)

Senate Years of Service: 1989-2001Party: RepublicanMACK, Connie, III, (father of Connie Mack IV, father-in-law of Mary Bono Mack, step-grandson of Tom Connally, grandson of Morris Sheppard,…

Frederick III, king of Denmark and Norway

(Encyclopedia) Frederick III, 1609–70, king of Denmark and Norway (1648–70), son and successor of Christian IV. He at first made great concessions to the powerful nobles but later asserted his own…